Sunday, November 25, 2007

Safety & Environment: ESD protection

Which components should be kept in an antistatic bag when they are not inside the computer? (Select TWO.)
1. Power supply
2. >>RAM
3. Backup tapes
4. Fiber optic cables
5. >>Video adapter card
Explanation : You should store any component that includes chips or circuitry in an antistatic bag to protect it from static electricity when the component is not inside the computer. This includes RAM, expansion cards like video adapter cards, processors, motherboards, and hard drives.

There is no need to store a power supply in an antistatic bag. A power supply does not include components that are sensitive to static electricity.

There is no need to store fiber optic cables in an antistatic bag. A fiber optic cable works on light impulses, so it is not sensitive to static electricity.

There is no need to store backup tapes in an antistatic bag. Backup tapes are magnetic media and are not susceptible to static electricity.
Objective: Safety and Environmental Issues